By Vivian Okejeme
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Monday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) to deregister five political parties.
The parties affected are
African Democratic Congress, ADC, Actions People’s Party, APP, Action Alliance, AA, Zenith Labour Party, ZLP and Accord Party, AP.
The judgement indicates that former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the ADC and Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, may not be fielded for the 2027 Presidential and governorship elections respectively.
The Court said the parties did not meet the Constitutional threshold of section 225 of the 1999 Constitution.
Section 225 of the 1999 Constitution gives the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) the power to deregister parties that failed to meet the constitutional threshold.
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